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Nocona General treating its first COVID-19 patient

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5 years ago

07/31/2020

On July 30 Nocona General Hospital implemented additional safety protocols after the first lab confirmed case of COVID-19 was admitted to the hospital.
Lance Meekins, hospital administrator, confirmed the case on Friday, but did not provide any additional details. This is the first COVID-19 patient to be admitted to the hospital for treatment since the pandemic was announced.
On the hospital’s Facebook page Thursday morning the following “updates,” were listed to be effective immediately:
• No visitors will be allowed for hospital patients except for end-of-life situations.
• Only patients will be allowed into the building for physical therapy, labs, radiology or clinic visits.

• The wellness center will be closed through Aug. 12.
Further changes for these policies will be posted on the hospital’s social media page.
Dr. Delbert McCaig, Montague County health authority, shared the daily report he receives from the Department of Health and Human Services and on Friday there was a total of 59 COVID-19 cases.
As of Friday there were six active cases that were reported to still be in isolation. State confirmation of cases continues to run several days behind.
The DSHS Dashboard reported as of 11 a.m. on Friday a total of 412,107 reported COVID-19 cases in Texas with 6,274 fatalities.There were an estimated 260,542 recoveries and 145,291 active cases. Figures are updated twice a day.
There are a total of 3,911,270 tests reported in the state.
The also reported on July 30 cumulative fatalities have been corrected for July 27, 28 and 29.
As DSHS shifted to using death certificate data to count fatalities this week, an automation error caused approximately 225 fatalities to be included that did not have COVID-19 listed as a direct cause of death.

A manual quality check revealed the issue late Wednesday and it was corrected by state officials.

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1 week ago

04/30/2025

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City of Bowie warns water may begin flowing over the emergency spillway at Amon Carter Lake tonight between 6-7 p.m. due to heavy rainfall and flooding.

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‘What’s Your Point’ review possible stone relics

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2 months ago

03/05/2025

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Do you think a stone you picked up could be an Indian artifact?
Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum will host “What’s Your Point,” an informational event from 1-3 p.m. on March 9 to have your items reviewed by Dr. Sergio Ayala, PhD of the Gault School of Archeological Research. Cost is $10 per person and museum members are free.
Also bring in any metal artifacts found around Spanish Fort that might have been of European origin. Museum Curator Nellann McBroom said if you cannot attend bring you artifacts and leave them, then pick them up on Monday. Call the museum at 825-5330 with questions.

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Oct. 7 final day to register to vote

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7 months ago

10/02/2024

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Oct. 7 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election.
Voters also should double check their voter registration to make sure all the information is up-to-date. Go to votetexas.gov on the Texas Secretary of State’s website to make any address changes.
Registering to vote in Texas is easy, simply complete a voter registration application on the SOS website and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date.
Fill in the required information, print and sign the complete application. At this late date it may be best to deliver the registration form in person to the election office in the courthouse annex at Montague.
Any additional information on voter registration can be seen on the county website at co.montague.tx.us, click on elections. Direct any questions to the office at 894-2540.